Provost and Professor Placed on Most Influential List

University of San Francisco Provost Jennifer Turpin
and Assistant Professor Moira Gunn have been
named to the Most Influential Women in Bay Area
Business list for 2011 by the San Francisco
Business Times. Gunn, a pioneer in bringing
technology and science to a mainstream
audience, has also been named the winner
of the National Science Board’s Public Service
Award for 2011.

The “most influential” list recognizes 150
outstanding women professionals who make
a difference in their companies, industries,
and communities.

“I feel very honored to be listed alongside
so many incredible women who are making
a difference in San Francisco and the Bay
Area,” Turpin said. “Although I’ve never
considered myself a woman in business, I think higher
education is so critical to the future of the Bay Area and the
world that I am happy that the San Francisco Business
Times recognized women in higher education among
their choices.”

“This is an honor on so many levels,” Gunn said. “First,
to be recognized alongside Jennifer, a woman who is a clear
leader in bringing innovative higher education to the San
Francisco Bay Area. Then to be named with all these
illustrious women in business. What is clear is how important
education is to the economic future of our region. With USF’s
many programs—from bio business to our international
and global competencies—there is no doubt that we serve
both our existing and future workforce.”

The creator of the public radio programs “Tech Nation”
and “BioTech Nation,” which air on National Public Radio’s
24-hour stream, Gunn’s expertise in science, engineering,
education, and broadcast media that helped many laymen
understand technology by interweaving scientific concepts
into mainstream interviews and commentaries was cited
for the National Science Board Award.